The Niger Delta Avengers militant group has said it didn’t blowup the NNPC pipeline in Eleme as widely reported in the media on Wednesday.

The group said some other groups were trying to use its name to carry out their own mission.

The group also disowned the facebook account that announced the blowing up of the Eleme pipeline, adding that it was closing down all its social media accounts, in order to avoid such impersonation.

“This Facebook Account/page is an impostor page that was open by fraudster to deceive the general public. We warning any group that wants to do anything should go about their activities without tagging us (Niger Delta Avengers) instead do your activities and claim responsibility,” Brig.Gen Mudoch Agbinibo, spokesman for the group said on its website.

“The NNPC pipeline in Eleme blowing that was posted by this Facebook account yesterday Wasn’t carried out by Niger Delta Avengers.
We calling all national dailies to take note.

“Niger delta Avengers is not out to mislead the public as a result we are closing all our Social network accounts and will be using our websites to pass information to the general public.”